Into The Woods
by Emily Ann Theatre
Jan. 13 (2019)
As the result of the curse of a once-beautiful witch, a baker and his wife are childless. Three days before the rise of a blue moon, they venture into the forest to find the ingredients that will reverse the spell and restore the witch's beauty: a milk-white cow, hair as yellow as corn, a blood-red cape, and a slipper of gold. During their journey, they meet Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Jack, each one on a quest to fulfill a wish.
The EmilyAnn Theatre & Gardens is holding auditions for their 2019 Summer Musical, Into the Woods, on Sunday, January 13th, noon - 6 pm.
Production Dates:
June 1-June 30 (Friday & Saturday evenings and Sunday evening performance on June 30)
Our summer musicals our performed on our outdoor mainstage amphitheatre, which seats up to 400 in the audience, and has hosted many award-winning, breathtaking, magical musicals, including Disney's Beauty & the Beast, The Wizard of Oz, Shrek, and Disney's The Little Mermaid. We are excited to bring Sondheim's Into the Woods to life in a perfect outdoor setting for this famous musical.
All auditioning will need to perform a one-minute monologue of their choice, and sing 12-16 measures of a song of their choice. It can be from this musical, and must be sang with an accompaniment track (can be on cd or youtube karaoke track).
Email bridget@emilyann.org to sign up for an audition slot.
All Roles Available:
Into the Woods – Character Descriptions
Please note that ages are subject to participation. Send any questions you may have to bridget@emilyann.org and mention the role in question.
The Narrator
Male or Female, age 18-64, Vocal Range: G2-E4.
A librarian who discovers a hidden book and eventually loses his/her self in the story.
The Witch
Female, age 35-55, Vocal Range: F3-G5.
After losing her mother’s magic beans, she is cursed with “ugliness”. She believes that if she can reverse this curse she will be able to secure a lasting life with a child she has kidnapped and kept in a tower. Through her journey, she comes to realize that her wish will not bring her the happiness that she has longed for and decides to take her fate in her own hands.
The Baker
Male, age 25-45, Vocal Range: A Flat 2-G4.
This man is scared by past abandonment and is just trying to get by in life. As we progress through the show, he learns life is messy and no one is truly alone.
The Baker’s Wife
Female, age 25-45, Vocal Range: F3-G5.
A mid-western house wife type desperately seeking for her life to be different. Her wishes vary between children to a more glamorous life of royalty.
Cinderella
Female, age 16-30, Vocal Range: G3-G5.
She too wishes her life were different. However upon getting her wish, she realizes it’s not what she thought it would be. How can she find middle ground in an ever changing world?
Cinderella’s Prince
Male, age 20-40, Vocal Range: B2-F4.
Men and Women all want to either be or be with him and he knows it. This playboy is use to all the accolades without deserving one of them. Life for him is deciding which maiden to seduce next.
Red Riding Hood
Female, age 15-25, Vocal Range: B flat 3-F5.
Coming from a life of privilege, this little one must learn to be more cautious. Her carefree lifestyle comes in contact with dangers beyond her imagination. How she deals with these situations will force her to take a good look at herself and everything she thinks she knows.
Jack
Male, age 15-25, Vocal Range: B2-G4.
Feeling he has no friends in the world, he finds solace in the family’s cow. Unable to read his surroundings, he lives his life in dream land. It’s not until he trades the cow for magic beans that his gigantic adventures begin. His quest up a beanstalk teaches him lessons he never thought he would learn. However, with all his experiences he is still search for the ways of being a man.
Jack’s Mother
Female or Male, age 35-60, Vocal Range: B flat 3-F5.
A single mother left by a dead beat husband to raise a clueless son whose imaginary friend is a cow. This is a woman who loves her son but wishes he would grow up. She has been beaten down by a life of poverty until her son finds a golden hen. How will she handle this new found way of life?
Rapunzel
Female, age 15-30, Vocal Range: B3-A5.
How would you feel if your whole life you’d been trapped in a tower with only a crazy witch to talk to? Here we find a girl who wishes to see the outside world. However her lack of human contact or knowledge of the world proves to be a challenge for her. Upon being banished to a remote desert with her twins by a wondering stranger, she cracks.
Rapunzel’s Prince
Male, age 17-40, Vocal Range: C Sharp 3–E4.
After having to live in his brother’s shadow for so long, this handsome young lad sets out to seek his own adventures. Upon falling in love with a dreamlike maiden, he is pierced with the realities of life. Will he pursue a family life or try to find happiness elsewhere?
Cinderella’s Step-Mother
Female or Male, age 40-60, Vocal Range: A3-F Sharp 5.
Lucinda, Florinda (Step-Sisters)
Females, age 16-40, Vocal Range: C4-A Flat 5.
These three women are always pursuing a glamorous lifestyle to save them from their current situation. They wear the best that they have in order to mask their poverty. They are like vultures in that they find joy feeding off others.
Mysterious Old Man
Male, age 50-65, Vocal Range: G2-E Flat 4.
Is he a beggar or a hermit or father to half of our characters? We know at least he is the father of the Baker and Rapunzel. This man is either on the run from responsibilities or can’t stand to face the guilt he has to live with from all the pain he has caused. You decide.
Cinderella’s Mother (Off Stage)
Female, age 40-55, Vocal Range: G3-A Flat 5.
Her projection of reality is heavenly. She appears in times of trouble to guide her child and help fulfill her wishes.
Wolf
Male, age 18-35, Vocal Range: B Flat 2-G Flat 4.
This creature is always on the lookout for his next meal. He entices his victims with flowers and fun until they willingly succumb to his desires.
Steward
Male, age 30-50, Ensemble Singer.
A man servant who is used to doing whatever he has to solve a problem. His only care is to please his master or the strongest personality in the room.
Granny
Female, age 40-65, Ensemble Singer.
This is a woman who has been calloused by life. The fire in her eyes is only out shined by the love in her heart for her granddaughter.
